A friend has asked me to make him a cutting board in the shape of a guitar. He also would like it to be sunburst. I have sunburst guitars before with water based analine dyes so I know how to do a fairly good sunburst. Question is, what would be safe to use as a dye to do the staining, and then what could I use to finish it? Usually I use Mineral oil / beeswax to finish my boards.
Next, if I wanted to add some text to the board, if I painted the board or used vinyl, is there anything I could use as a finish that would withstand cutting etc?